Improvement in sulky-cultivators



ward at the side of the upright H. When the plows are to be raised from the ground, the lever S is drawn back, partially revolving the shai't Q, and its free end may be caught upon the catch T, attached to the side of the seat P.

Uis the doubletree, to the ends of which are attachedfthe whifietree V, and which is pivoted, at its center, to the under side of thc tongue C.

The doubletree U is held up against the tongue C by a keeper, NV, attached to said tongue, and is kept in a. horizontal position by a semicircular arm or plate, X, attached to the saiddoubletree U, and working in the said keeper 7, as shown in figs. It and 2. This construction allows Athe doubletree to be placed'n the rear of the forward ends of the plow-beams E, so that the horses may walk at the sides of the said plow-beams, and close to the. sulky-wheels A, making the machine rery compact, and enabling it to be turned in a. very small space.

Y is a. guard to protect small plants from being covered or injurcd,'by having the soil thrown around or over them while being cultivated. The guard Y is made in the form of a small sled, with close sides or runners, said sides being made high enough for the said` plants to pass under the beams or cross-bars of the. said shield or guard Y without being injured.

The guard Y is detachably connected with the tongue C by a long, flexible tongue, Z, which should have suicient rigidity to enable the guard Y to bc guided, and suicient flexibility to enable it to conform to irregularities of the surface of 'the ground.

' Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 'The improved cultirator, consisting of the tongue G, hounds D, axle B, wheels A, triangle F, plowbeams E, pivoted adjustable plows G g1 g2, rollers Q, lever S, chain R, foot-levers O, rods N, bar 1i, standard M, bar J, uprights H, adjustable bars I, and scraper Y, removably attached to the tongue O, all

constructed and relatively ariangedas shown and described.-

NOAH G. BLAUSER. Witnesses H. B. GRABLE, J. F. Comm-1. 

